Flying Scotsman: A Pictorial History

by Keith Langston and Fred Kerr

Built at Doncaster works in 1923 the Nigel Gresley designed then-A1 class Pacific (4-6-2) first entered service as No 1472\. The new locomotive did not receive a name until it was sent for display at a Wembley exhibition in 1924, and then the name Fying Scotsman was chosen.

The Legend was born. In 1928 the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) express steam locomotive hauled the first non-stop service from London to Edinburgh and in 1934 went...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473899923
• ISBN13: 9781473899926
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.6" x 10.9"